“[Belleville] plays hard, they play in straight lines, and they are what they are. They make it hard on you and are a good forechecking team… We have to be tighter in certain parts [of our game], but for the most part, I thought we played a pretty solid game.”
– John Gruden
After the Toronto Marlies beat some strong opponents in recent games, this loss to a sub-par divisional rival stings — not only because of the regulation loss but also the manner of the defeat.
The power play struggled and bad habits crept into Toronto’s game in a contest they should have won comfortably.